Our Mission

To create meaningful change by increasing communication, partnerships, and goodwill among stakeholders in the areas of mental health clinical research, advocacy, and treatment with emphasis on community and advocacy engagement, stigma reduction, and ensuring that clinical research is widely recognized as a trusted care option.

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The Messaging Committee created a series of commercials to address the stigma of mental illness and promote research. These videos are available to Coalition members to use for website, social media, or television spots. We can edit your organizations information to the end of the spots. To see more videos, log into the Community Login and look in the Gallery.

FEATURED PODCAST

Dr. Lynda Gargan serves as the Executive Director for the National Federation of Families. Dr. Gargan has a wealth of experience in community-based behavioral health at the local, state, and national levels. She has a rich background in field research, including longitudinal studies in multiple class action lawsuits. Join her and The STARR Coalition on our podcast series opener in May.

Dr. Gargan speaks on the transition from Children’s Mental Health Awareness to Children’s Mental Health Acceptance on the premier of our new podcast series.

Resource material:

School Mental Health Program https://www.umms.org/ummc/health-services/psychiatry/services/child-adolescent/outpatient/school-mental-health

National Federation of Families Resource Library: https://www.ffcmh.org/resources

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STARR Site Certification

We recognize that mental health clinical research is a particularly challenging area within research so we’ve brought together stakeholders from pharma, CRO’s, and sites to identify some obstacles and challenges unique to CNS research.

The STARR Site Certification is a result of these conversations.

WHY GET STARR CERTIFIED?

Leverage a greater network by engaging in the community and advocacy.
Increase subject retention and overall research success by promoting empathy and communication between site staff and patients.
Increase site staff’s overall job satisfaction and commitment by encouraging awareness and involvement in the bigger picture.
By becoming certified through the STARR Site Certification program, Sponsors and CRO’s are able to immediately identify research sites adhering to the STARR standards and best practices.

Visit the Certification Page to get started.

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Racial disparities in mental health care: An explainer and research roundup

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Little has changed since a federal report on mental health disparities was issued two decades ago. Several experts explain why.

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It's Mental Health Awareness Month! STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌ The STARR News: May 2022 May is Mental Health Awareness Month! May is Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM), a national campaign to raise awarene

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

If you are heading to the ASCP 2022 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, we want to meet up! Mallory Mercer, the Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, and Erica Moore, the Director of Operations, will be at this year’s ASCP Meeting and are looking forward to seeing everyone! If you are headed south at the […]